In Taiwan there's a belief among a lot of people that electronics will only work if you place Kuai Kuai snacks near them. Therefore, if you see a small bag of snacks on a computer in Taiwan DO NOT TOUCH!
@Kvaseren I've heard that one. My favorite though is that I asked someone how this electronic gadget worked. He replied "FM". So I went "FM? You mean it uses radio waves?" "No. FM. Fucking Magic."
@Kvaseren That theory predates electronics. The original joke was in reference to Lucas electrical systems on cars and motorcycles as early as WWI. It goes as such:
How Electricals Work:
One recent afternoon while I was laboring in my workshop, a basic truth was revealed to me. I was a bit overwhelmed, so obvious and beautiful, as is the case with the fundamental principles controlling our universe. After years spent pondering their complexities, it was suddenly clear to me how motorcycle and automobile electrical circuits operate. It is the smoke that makes them work. Surely this is so. Each time the smoke escapes from a circuit, the devices connected to it stop working.
Of Course! Remember the last time smoke escaped from a Lucas voltage regulator? It immediately stopped functioning. The veils fell from my eyes as I marveled at this. The wiring harness carries smoke from one device to another. When the main circuit springs a leak, it lets the smoke out of everything all at once, then nothing functions. Since the generator does a lot of work, it requires a lot of smoke. That is why the wire to the generator is so thick.
Consider this well. Lucas electrics appear much more prone to leak than, for instance, Bosch. Why is this so? Aha! Lucas is British. All things British tend to leak. Convertible tops leak water, brake systems leak brake fluid, engine sumps leak oil. It is my experience that British tires leak air, and down through recorded history the British defense establishment has leaked secrets. So the natural order of things calls for British electrical systems to leak smoke more readily than those from other cultures.
It's all so very simple when a fundamental truth becomes clear.
The obvious corollary joke is,
"Why do the English like warm beer?"
"Because Lucas makes their refrigerators."
@MikeM_inMd I think it’s less weird that Taiwanese put snacks on their electronics for luck, than it is they have a brand of snacks that translates to “obedient” or “well-behaved.” Gotta be some boring advertisements for them!
Hm... Looks like I finally found the perfect place for this trivia:
There's a line in the Apollo program code for the LM, which is labled "flag orgy", because it sets about 200+ "flags" (i.e. to start underprograms, give informations to the computer etc.). Without this "flag orgy", we would never went on the moon.
Oh. And there's also a commentary for the ignition: "Burn baby". I love 1960s rocket scientists
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That's why you feel like crap after a long time you spend in a bus